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Can Antarctica have frozen dinosaur fossil in it?

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You are thinking of two different things. There are indeed dinosaur fossils from Antarctica, but there are no frozen dinosaurs with intact tissues. read more

There are indeed dinosaur fossils from Antarctica, but there are no frozen dinosaurs with intact tissues. Fossils occur when dead plants and animals have their tissues gradually replaced by minerals so that no organic material remains. read more

Scientists have discovered more than a ton of 71 million-year-old fossils in Antarctica. The fossils are mostly from prehistoric marine repitiles and birds, which a large proportion belonging to the mosasaurus. Scientists now hope that analysis of their massive haul of bones will help reveal more details about how the creatures went extinct. read more

In order to find these fossils, scientists had to go to Vega Island, one of the few parts of Antarctica with exposed rock during the summer months. In 2011 the first long-necked dinosaur was discovered on James Ross Island in Antarctica. read more

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